L'Oreal PRO XXL EXTENSION MASCARA

The first thing I noticed was the cheap looking finishing on the product packaging. Some of the silver coating in the center was already chipping off when it arrived - not really what I expect from a brand new product.

The application was simple enough, coat with a swipe of step 1 then a coat again with step 2. The curved brush shape seemed to give good coverage and make it easier to get those corner lashes.

But the application was not clump free as claimed - it wasn't terrible but definitely made a few clumps on my lashes. I also found the mascara took quite a while to dry, bits coming off on my top eye lid and sticking top and bottom lashes together in the corners which is never a great feeling.

I think that the design of the bottle could be improved too as it felt like the wands should be screwed in the opposite way (ie with the product in the center and the wands coming off rather than the other way around). As the packaging is all curved it doesn't feel safe to put the mascara down as you apply, so I could only use one hand. It made me feel worried that I was going to absent mindlessly drop it and torch something else and and get mascara everywhere.

Wearing the product was the real disappointment though. After 4 hours of not leaving the house and only working in my home office, I looked in the mirror and the mascara was already flaking off, giving me that grey under eye smudgy look that we all try to avoid. I tried again the next day, this time I went and worked at a cafe, but when I got up and looked in the bathroom mirror I was so embarrassed by how bad it looked I thought stuff this - never wearing this again! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it's a NO from me!

This is such a nice Mascara. Its easy to apply, and easy to take off. Doesn’t clog your lashes together. I had a couple of friends asking me what Mascara I am using, which is definitely a sign it’s doing what it should. It doesn’t smudge, and there is no residue left on your lashes once removed with make up remover.

Picked this out in the vault. Like the colour packaging. Also, the style of the brushes. 1st brush is thinner and gets every last particularly great for the inner lashes. 2nd brush has a curl to it. The formula has fires.

The end look is great, I really do like it. The only unfortunate thing and why I don't use fibre mascaras is that they irritate my eyes. Stray fires tend to fall out and it becomes unpleasant.

The look, amazing. The after effects not so great. If fires don't irritate your eyes, would highly recommend.

I’ve never used a mascara like this before, and have always used fake lashes for that *extra* look so wasn’t too sure what to expect. This mascara has definitely exceeded my expectations by a mile. Using this, I was able to get the fake lash look without mucking around with glue etc. The 2-step method works so well, but the primer builds enough length that you could use it on its own without needing to apply the building fibres. I prefer to use both solutions as I’ve come to love the length I’ve gained using this. There were a couple of issues however. If you want lots of volume, I wouldn’t suggest this first as it’s definitely more for length. When applying, you have to work quickly as the formula dried out pretty quickly so the first couple of times using it I was left with long, clumpy lashes. I used a lash seperater wand to sort this out, but found it was less clumpy the quicker I worked. Overall, I’m super happy with this mascara and will happily buy this again for everyday use.

My lashes are average at best, they’re very straight and flat, one side curls but the other resists, and while they’re not stubby, they’d hardly be mistaken for long and luscious.

This mascara reminds me of ones they did years ago with the white primer at one end and mascara at the other. This formula looks better with both sides being black and quite frankly they could both be used as stand alone mascaras, but by pairing the more fibre based formula in number two over number one that does create extra length.

You can get very similar results by applying mascara the old fashioned way, where you layer more of your usual mascara over a dried layer. But this sits slightly nicer I think.

The length itself wasn’t probably much different to other lengthening mascaras - which with one applicator I’d probably be more inclined to stick to.

While in terms of volume I couldn’t see much difference.

I think the idea is interesting and the results not bad.

This was a really good mascara that made my already long eyelashes even longer without clumping them. Even though it has two sides to it, it isn't hard to use. I'd definitely buy it after this has been used up!

This mascara arrived with no excess packaging, perfect! The 2 ends are clearly labelled ‘1’ and ‘2’ so you know which to apply first. Step 1, the volumising primer, has a straight brush. I found this very easy to apply, and was the only coat I applied to my bottom lashes and it was perfect for them. Step 2 has a curved application brush. This was simple to apply and get onto those small inner lashes. There was no clumping from either mascara. I was disappointed with the amount of extension provided by this mascara. I didn’t feel it was any more than I have achieved with other mascaras, so the name ‘XXL’ seems a bit excessive. I did find that throughout the day, some of the filaments fell out around my eyes. Even worse when I accidentally swiped them causing smudges. Given the price, I think you can achieve the same, if not better, look with cheaper mascaras

I have been using the L’Oreal PRO XXL Extension mascara, this mascara involves two steps via two different wands.

Step one is the volume primer - this layer applies easily and looks great. Step two adds the fibres for lengthening (the wand is curved) - this layer also applies nicely. I found it better to add the second layer straightaway (before layer one dries).

I found the mascara sat neatly on my lashes and lasted well all day. The mascara made my lashes nice and fine/wispy without clumps or flakey (bonus!)

I did struggle to remove the mascara completely at the end of day, as I had black eyes in morning!

Overall, I found this mascara left my lashes looking great!

The only downside is whether I could be bothered with two steps every morning

I really wanted to love this because for special occasions I currently use two different mascaras, one for volume and one for length and this 2 in one product could've solved this. However, unfortunately I didn't love it. I really liked the volumising step one on it's own, I felt it did a great job of adding volume without clumps and the brush didn't have an excess amount of product on it like some mascaras do. But I found when I added step two, the lengthening mascara, it didn't really add to the overall look except for going clumpy and making multiple lashes stick together which kind of undid the volumising effect of step one. So I'll continue to use it but only step one and I don't think I'd buy it again.